Course Category: Skate

Comparison of double poling technique in 2 world class athletes in a sprint race, looking for insights into differences in tempo.

In One Skate (🇺🇸 V2), Two Skate (🇺🇸 V2 Alternate) and Free Skate the ski works through two stages: first it glides flat and then it edges for the push. How should you transition the ski onto it’s inside edge? There are 2 options: the easy way and the hard way.

Both force and leverage contribute to the skate push, but you can adjust them to better suit different situations. Learn how.

The cue discussed in this video is that the hands should get back to the start position at the same time as the head and shoulders. This cue is true and important, but it is not literally true and it is not always important.

Why the wide stance of modern offset (V1) is more efficient than the outdated idea of trying to land on a flat ski. Member version of a YouTube video and included extra tips at the end.

How to assess whether you are planting your poles in an optimal position in any skate or classic technique.

A most ingenious paradox: even though the torso is more fully over each ski in One Skate, there’s actually very little “weight transfer” in this technique.

When it comes to skiing on machine groomed trails at Nordic Ski areas, there are two major styles of cross-country skiing: Classic skiing Skate skiing….

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